Best Vets in Northern Ireland

Donard Clinic Ltd is an independent, vet-owned practice in Newcastle, County Down, and is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. It offers routine pet healthcare alongside some surgical and orthopaedic care, with 24/7 digital...

Donard Clinic Ltd is an independent, vet-owned practice in Newcastle, County Down, and is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. It offers routine pet healthcare alongside some surgical and orthopaedic care, with 24/7 digital vet advice available through the VidiVet app. Recent feedback highlights friendly, professional service, clear explanations, compassionate handling, and helpful short-notice support.

- Recent feedback is largely very positive about the team being friendly, caring, and professional. - Owners often mention clear explanations before treatment and strong aftercare guidance, saying they felt well informed throughout. -...

- Recent feedback is largely very positive about the team being friendly, caring, and professional. - Owners often mention clear explanations before treatment and strong aftercare guidance, saying they felt well informed throughout. - Specific examples include help with illness, cat “snip & chip” procedures, dental extraction, and compassionate end-of-life care.

- Recent reviewers frequently describe the clinic as caring, friendly, and professional, with several saying the team genuinely cares about animals. - End-of-life care stands out as a strong theme, with one owner saying the compassion and...

- Recent reviewers frequently describe the clinic as caring, friendly, and professional, with several saying the team genuinely cares about animals. - End-of-life care stands out as a strong theme, with one owner saying the compassion and kindness shown during their cat’s euthanasia made a very difficult experience easier. - Named staff receive warm praise, including Niamh for a positive first visit and Lorna and Julia for gentle, reassuring care and practical advice.

- Communication is a consistent strength: owners often say vets explain cases clearly and in detail, while reception staff help make stressful visits feel more manageable. - Specialist referral work is the main focus of reviews: examples...

- Communication is a consistent strength: owners often say vets explain cases clearly and in detail, while reception staff help make stressful visits feel more manageable. - Specialist referral work is the main focus of reviews: examples include BOAS surgery, orthopaedic treatment, urgent surgery after paralysis, a heart referral, an eye specialist visit, and treatment following a lung tumour diagnosis. - Aftercare and compassion stand out: reviews mention regular updates during hospital stays, follow-up checks after surgery, and kind handling even in cases with poor outcomes.

- Recent feedback is mostly very positive, with owners describing the team as kind, compassionate, professional, and good at explaining treatment. - Speed of access stands out, including same-day help for a newly registered senior dog and...

- Recent feedback is mostly very positive, with owners describing the team as kind, compassionate, professional, and good at explaining treatment. - Speed of access stands out, including same-day help for a newly registered senior dog and strong comments about being listened to during a second-opinion visit. - Cats and nervous pets are mentioned often, with reviewers praising gentle handling, patience, and quick test results.

- Owners describe a practice that builds long-term trust, with one family reflecting warmly on care given throughout their dog’s 14-and-a-half-year life. - Several comments highlight compassionate support during complex illness and at end...

- Owners describe a practice that builds long-term trust, with one family reflecting warmly on care given throughout their dog’s 14-and-a-half-year life. - Several comments highlight compassionate support during complex illness and at end of life, including clear guidance, unpressured appointments, and thoughtful bereavement touches afterwards. - Access to care remains a positive theme, with reports of same-day appointments when pets need to be seen and prompt help outside normal hours.

- Reviews repeatedly praise a friendly, courteous practice where staff are described as helpful, approachable, and professional. - Owners say the team takes time with both pets and people, including calm handling of an anxious dog during a...

- Reviews repeatedly praise a friendly, courteous practice where staff are described as helpful, approachable, and professional. - Owners say the team takes time with both pets and people, including calm handling of an anxious dog during a yearly vaccination. - End-of-life care is remembered warmly, with one reviewer praising a humane experience and cremation transport being arranged.

Voy Vet Clinic in Ballyclare runs a walk-in, first-come, first-seen open surgery system, with many owners waiting in their cars until called. It is used for both routine problems and more involved treatment, including surgery, and customer...

Voy Vet Clinic in Ballyclare runs a walk-in, first-come, first-seen open surgery system, with many owners waiting in their cars until called. It is used for both routine problems and more involved treatment, including surgery, and customer feedback continues to praise the standard of clinical care. The main drawbacks owners mention are queueing, limited phone availability, and an out-of-hours arrangement that some found expensive.

Millburn Veterinary Practice in Coleraine is part of IVC Evidensia and is set up for both routine care and more involved cases. Clinic information lists emergency veterinary services (24/7 or extended hours) and a veterinary nurse training...

Millburn Veterinary Practice in Coleraine is part of IVC Evidensia and is set up for both routine care and more involved cases. Clinic information lists emergency veterinary services (24/7 or extended hours) and a veterinary nurse training facility. Recent feedback often highlights compassionate end-of-life support and ongoing care for long-term conditions, alongside routine appointments and some in-house procedures, although some reviewers raise concerns about communication, out-of-hours handling, and cost.

- Recent feedback is mostly positive, with owners often describing the staff as kind, helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. - Reviewers mention strong emergency and routine care, including urgent treatment for a cat, care for two puppies, a...

- Recent feedback is mostly positive, with owners often describing the staff as kind, helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. - Reviewers mention strong emergency and routine care, including urgent treatment for a cat, care for two puppies, a dog spay, and successful emergency treatment for a guinea pig. - A recent bereavement review praises compassionate support, specifically mentioning Barbara and thoughtful follow-up from the clinic.